Rowan's Legacy

Rowan's Legacy

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Rowan was a 17 year old rugby player who succumbed to complications of concussions. Rowan's Law is aiming to enact the first concussion protocol in Canada.

Rowan Stringer was a 17 year old Ottawa, Ontario Rugby player who succumbed to multiple undetected concussions. #ROWANSLAW is the push for concussion protocol in the province of Ontario, to give the tools to athletes, coaches, trainers and supporters to keep all of our athletes safe and make sure tragedies like this never happen again. Go to www.rowanslaw.ca and sign the petition to let the government know you support Rowan's Law.

Photos from PINK Concussions's post 11/03/2019

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Kathleen has been a supporter of Rowan's Law from the early going and continues to do great work on education on the specific effects of concussions on the female brain.

09/23/2019

Wednesday, September 25th is

Wear purple this Wednesday and help
raise awareness around the importance of concussion management and to remember Rowan’s legacy.

For more information about Rowan’s Law, click the link below

LINK: http://www.rugbyontario.com/rowanslaw/

09/20/2019

Thanks to Rugby Canada they have been teammates since kickoff of our initiative, now make us even prouder with a great showing in the Rugby World Cup like we know you’re capable of.

06/28/2019
06/28/2019

Rugby Ontario has been advised by the Ontario Government that certain aspects of the Rowan’s Law legislation will come into effect on July 1, 2019.

Rowan’s Law legislation was passed by the Ontario Government in 2018. This legislation is named in memory of Rowan Stringer who tragically died in 2013 of Second Impact Syndrome, the result of suffering multiple concussion playing rugby three times in six days.

Rowan’s Law is applicable to 65 sports in Ontario as well as educational institutions.

LEARN MORE: http://www.rugbyontario.com/rowanslaw/

Rowan Stringer Rowan Stringer 05/12/2019

Rowan Stringer Rowan Stringer Rowan was 17 years old and in Grade 12 (Senior) when she passed away following a concussion received during a rugby match for her high school team. A Coroners Inquest into her death held in May of 2015 concluded that she died from Second Impact Syndrome and had likely suffered two previous concussio...

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